Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap! Tap! Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning. Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out: "Please come in!"
Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”
small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:”
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In this reading “Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”
In this reading “Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:”
In this reading “Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:”
(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
In this reading “Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!
a small house with a single story
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Please come in!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!
a man of refinement
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please come in!"
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading Tap!" came a knock on the door of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!
which person or people
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DORMOUSE "Tap!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman who lived in the woods, called out:
Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland by Howard Roger Garis holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 82 sentences of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 82 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 17 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 17 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 155 minutes of reading across 374 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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